Sadly, when forced to move by the loss of the Ranch, I had to drastically slim down my old worldly goods, which included my 10-year collection of postage paid envelopes from every junk mail I received over that timespan. Yup, all in the recycling bin along with a couple decades of my own saved mail. […]
Typewriter Bone is Never Wrong – But Sometimes Thrift Stores Get Greedy
Typecast from “Tex”, 1957 Underwood Golden Touch Deluxe
Evangelism and The Culled Herd…
Retro Laptops Reviewed for Nano Suitability
National Novel Writing Month is fast approaching, and it seemed relevant to take a quick look at some of the non-typewriter options that a Nano participant might have a mind to use when banging out that magic 50K. On obtaining a slightly beat-up Apple eMate 300 from Ryan this past week, I realized that I […]
A wedding in the woods
Been busy as a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest these past couple of weeks, and this weekend I was in the woods attending a wedding of a couple dear friends of mine (this time I was a groomsman rather than the officiant, much easier that way). Here’s a pic of my Tower in the […]
Phoenix Mini-Type-In: The Dance Mix
The Phoenix Mini-Type-In 2011/10/05 @ China China
Mini Type-In!
Manual Entry in the Desert, and no pangs of regret…
Hermes Ambassador User Manual – late 50’s / early 60’s
Last days of Summer, A Typewriter on Every Desk and a Stained Green Hi-Fi
I have not bought any typewriters lately. I’m just too broke. I do occasionally hit the Thrifts, and usually see untempting electrics or nothing at all. The only thing of note to turn up was this older Swintec. I’ve never seen a Swintec in the wild, so I felt compelled to take a snapshot. On […]
TW-DB mirror, typerati.com, and vintage paper, oh, my!
Typewriters I did not buy, one I’m only borrowing, and vintage audio deals!
Yep, I didn’t buy it. This Voss was in at Bill Wahl’s Mesa Typewriter Exchange for a cleaning. *sigh*, I’d be really tempted if it were for sale. Also, this filthy dirty Underwood 4-bank portable with an interesting paint job. Pretty, but also not for sale. Bill did send me home with Ellery, by Hermes […]
In Preparation for an Updated Typewriter Serial Number Database: Royal Portables
I’ve tossed around the idea of creating a new Typewriter Serial Number Database to address the deficiencies of TW-DB. I’ve asked around a bit and it appears that TW-DB is no longer being updated or maintained by its creator, although it remains the best and most complete serial number database on the web. Those of […]
Midnight International Type-In Report
The Ballad Of Carl The Barber…
Carl The Barber, by The Sun City Girls. Yes, it’s about the guy that cut my hair. Another link on the band’s own website. Of the one hundred copies on blue vinyl pressed, I have one. I have no idea what it’s worth.
SSW Universal Surveillance Report: AUG 26, 3011
Secret Society Wars: Cycle 17
Moneypenny’s Turn at Bat, plus some notes on Beeching…
Joanie’s Got A New Platen!
Adler Arrives, and a shift in focus…
Speaking of digital things from the 20th Century…
Review: “The Wonderful Writing Machine” and the Herd, semi-collected
The History of the Typewriter (Underwood Corp, 1950)
Let the book-learnin’ commence!
Universal Surveillance Report: Aug 15, 3011
Secret Society Wars
It’s worth what the market will bear
He’s makin’ a list, checkin’ it twice, gonna find out who’s naughty or nice…
I’m cataloging all of my machines. This is step one of wrapping up my second phase of typewriter *collecting* and starting the path to fully appreciating the best specimens of the herd – the threaded stock, if you will. I’ve cataloged typing samples, a short blurb and serial numbers for everything except the 60’s SCM’s […]
Air Swissa, Golden Touch and Culling the Herd…
Three Free Machines!
The last evidence that these men ever existed…
Universal Surveillance Report: Aug 06, 3011
Secret Society Wars: Cycle 17
Carbon Ribbon Test
PS: this is my 150th post, and whoever comments next will be my 500th non-spam commenter!
Trash Eighty Four Pea
The Return of Little Jake
My old page on Little Jake says he’s a 1934, but I’ve since learned that TW-DB is a bit off sometimes. The 1933 date comes from the NOMDA line book from 1964. Also, those pics don’t really show how nice the paint is. The third picture makes it look like the sides are all filthy […]
Swissa Junior!
The Swissa on Adwoa’s site
Universal Surveillance Report: 08-01-3011
Secret Society Wars